Lynas to extend range of heavy rare earths

Staff Reporter 27 June 2024 13:30 Lynas Rare Earths will produce two new separated heavy rare earth (HRE) products for the first time in the 2025 calendar year at its Lynas Malaysia metals processing plant. A new process at Lynas Malaysia will produce separated...

Li-S Energy battery for ‘dawn to dusk’ drone

Staff Reporter 27 June 2024 13:07 Three Australian companies have been backed to develop a solar powered drone that can fly from ‘dawn to dusk’ without recharging. Battery developer Li-S Energy, in a partnership with V-TOL Aerospace and HaloCell, have been awarded a...

2nd generation bionic eye tests ‘encouraging’

Staff Reporter 27 June 2024 00:11 Results of the first clinical trial of Australia’s ‘second generation’ bionic eye have demonstrated ‘substantial improvement’ in four participants’ functional vision, daily activities and quality of life over a period of more than two...